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tip?, 5 !S4f EDITORIALS: Student Ideas Sound. Time to Wake Up 1 EATHER: Partly cloudy; cor. Hnued warm -TTi57 OLDEST COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTH- VOLUME XLLX 887; CIresUtkm: 8g CHAPEL HILL, N. C SATURDAY,APKJL5, 1941 Editorial: Nm: Nlfffat: tW NUMBER 136 Yugoslav :Axmy Takes Over Railroads; Nazis Said Poised for Blitz Invasion U.S. Rejects Axis Protests Over Seizures By United Press BELGRADE, April (Saturday) Yugoslavia's army completely took y.-er the nation'3 railroads last mid night in a full mobilization of fight .ir.g inan-power as tens of thousands . troops rushed to the frontiers to face a huge German 'army believed poised for a blitz invasion at any hour. "Only a miracle can save us from a ar now," said a bespectacled and stoop-shouldered university professor, at least 50, as he opened his academic briefcase and drew out a .45 caliber autoxatic This country of 15,700,000 variegat ed races has suddenly become a unit- ii. defiant nation of minute-men with ?very man able to shoulder a rifle, young1 or old, being summoned to 'the colors and none thinking or seeking exemption for family or business rea ions. ' : . Net only those rushing to the fron tier defenses but informed political quarters were resigned to the in evitability of war against Adolf Hit lers mechanized green-gray divisions zeported streaming down through Hungary and Germany to the Yugo slav border. Roosevelt Accuses Italian Admiral of Sabotage . WASHINGTON,' April 4 The United States today, rejected German and Italian protests over seizure of SO Axis merchant ships and sharply reproved Germany for making "ex treme assertions and demands" in connection with the incident ; Simultaneously, . President Roose-! relt accused "Admiral -; Alberto Lais, Italian naval attache ' who was' held rjersona non grata by this govern ment yesterday, of having ordered Axis sabotage which took place aboard 26 of the 28 seized Italian ves sels. The President said it was an il legal act and that he had' no alterna tive in demanding that Lais be re called. - ' Yugoslavia Masses Troops Alonij Hungarian Frontier BUDAPEST, April 5 (Saturday) Yugoslavia has closed . her frontier -.vith Hungary and is massing large units of mechanized forces along the border, which has been thoroughly xinei on the Yugoslav side, the Hun garian press reported early today. River Rouge Strike Spreads in Ford Empire DETROIT, April 4 Prospects of successful mediation in the Ford Motor trike brightened tonight, but the paralysis of the massive River Rouge olant spread suddenly throughout the Ford industrial empire. Iraq Installs Pro-British - ; Regime; Prince Deposed LONDON, April 5 Saturday) A military coup 1 detat has overthrown the government of Iraq and set up a new regime pledged to a policy of non See NEWS BRIEFS, page t. Koch Nantes Drama Winners For 18th Annual Festival Dean R. B. House Presents Awards r Announcement of winners m -nals of the state-wide drama the con- 'est brought to a close last night the -8th annual State Drama Festival ind Tournament sponsored by the Carolina nnmiH sisnciation andJ m WitiW V- w University. Dr. Frederick H. Koch, Carolina haymaker director, announced win ners of the contests and Administra tive Dean R. B. House presented the Awards. ' Winners in the 'different classifica--ions, plays, and. authors were: Playwriting:"Comin For to Carry" Walter Carrol, presented by the Chapel Hill High School Dramatic 2ub. PlaywTiting by little theaters: "Abram's Wife" by - Mary Hoyt ?-se, presented by. Asheville Players Guild. i Play writing by individual members: a th sho i riaroncf R. sum- Faculty Exam Proposal , Definitely favoring students are the mittee on Examinations drawn up iacuuy meeting lor approval. i ' Purpose of the recommendations, according to committee chairman rjr. S. A. Stoudemire, is to give both students and faculty a break. The new rules, T I I xl t i. -A xj. paseu uy me general iacuuy, will lighten the load of exam week, nem esis of heavy schedules, and provide for more rapid distribution of grades after finals. Although the faculty meeting would ordinarily be called next week, the complications caused by the Institute of Human Relations " program will postpone it to a later date, as yet un decided by Dean R. B. House. First recommendations: Written examinations on five- and six-hour courses shall be limited to a period of three hours, and on three- and four hour courses to a period of two hours. - Second recommendations : Exami nations of a practical nature, which are a part of regular final examina tions, shall be given at least a week before the regular examination period. This clause would prohibit the giv ing of a two section final, for example, a lab quiz and a theory quiz, on the same day because in that situation the professor could specify any time duration for the examination. The word practical is used as the antithesis of 'theoretical.' Third recommendation: Within one week preceding the regular examina tion period, no instructor shall give a quiz or assign a paper that is not a part or the equivalent of a current daily recitation. ' This means that any work other than that normally done for a one class asignment would not be allow ed one week before finals. It is anti cipated that favorable student reac tion will greet this proposal. Fourth recommendation : The prac - See EXAM CHANGES, page 4. Mutual To Carry Third Playmaker Radio Production The Carolina Playmakers of the Air will present "Cloey," the third in a series of six American Folk Plays being presented under the direction of Earl Wynn of the Dramatic Art department, over the Mutual Broad casting System through the facilities of WRAL from 4:30 to 4:55 today. The play by Loretto Carol Bailey and adapted for radio production by Betty Smith, concerns the tragedies of a girl who sees beauty in life and living but is denied the right to enjoy life by hertunt with whom she lives. Robert Bowers is the director of the play.. The part of .Cloey will be played by Robin Bake, Joseph by Marne Sny der, Gracie by Cynthia Jane Hemke, and Mrs. Motsinger by-Barbara San. The announcer will be- Earl Kastner and MortoiV Flower will act as nar rator. The technical assistants will be Rex Coston, Betty Wilson, MacCurdy Burnet, and Gloyd Await. nerr presented by Plonk School of Creative1 Arts, Asheville. . Radio script: "We Are the Dead" by Mrs. Susie Smith Sinclair, present ed by the Asheville Players Guild. Play . production by city high schools: "The Devil Is A Good Man," presented by Greenville High School Dramateers. Play production by community groups: ."Joint Owners in Spain," presented ' by Durham ' Community Playcrafters. Play production of senior colleges: "Where the Cross Is Made,'? present ed by Black Mountain College Players. Play production by . county , high schools: "A Sunny Morning," pre sented' by Belmont High School Dra matic club. ; V ' , ' - i . Play- production by junior high schools: "The Dyspeptic Ogre," pre sented by the East Durham Junior High Playcrafters. j Play production by -junior colleges : "Jacob Comes Home," presented by j See dRAMA WJNNERS, page 4. ' Committee s Favor Students recommendations of the Faculty Co yesterday to be submitted to the n Y-Y Income Sets Record Yearbook Will Be Issued in May 3 'A i Advertising receipts for the 1941 Yackety Yack will break all previous records of the year-book with the gross total of $1,400, Norman Stockton, business manager, announced yester day. , C A. 1 A 1 it mm otocKion saia tne income naa m creased due to an intensified cam paign and a broadening of the field in which advertising could be sold. The Yackety Yack this jear will exceed last year's advertising high by ap proximately $100. As a consequence, Stockton added the book this year will be conspicuous Iy larger , in volume, with the adver tising section interspersed with snap shot pages. The year-book, now being prepared in Charlotte by the Lassiter Press in cooperation with the Charlotte En graving company, will be ready, for distribution about the middle of May, he said. . Besides an increase, in size, the an nual will have more caricatures, dif ferent arrangement of pictures, and a maroon "cover. In the past, the Yackety Yack has been exclusively blue in outward appearance. t "The only thing holding us up now,1 Stockton said, "is that we can't get enough pretty girls to fill the beauty section. This is the only part incom plete." otocKton aauea tnat tne annua would maintain its regular section or der of presenting the various schools fraternities and extra-curricular ac tivities. Frosh Debaters Meet Emory Freshman debaters from Emory university and Carolina engaged in a vigorous discussion of the question of a union of nations of the Western Hemisphere last night in Gerrard Hall, y . " A question and discussion period by the audience, following first campus freshman debate of the year, was led by Dewey Dorsett, acting chairman for the evening. Wade Weatherford, opening speaker for the affirmative, upheld by Caro lina, stated that a union of the nations of the, Western hemisphere is not an impossibility. "We must have a union with a threefold purpose for defense, for economic- security and solidarity and for cultural . understanding," Weatherford aid. . - riarry liiniord, opening negative speaker from, Emory, stressed the dis ad vantages? and a fair system of rep resentation could not be worked ' out. Roscoe Barber, second speaker for the affirmative, showed that if the United States did go into such a union, she would face an economic strangulation which would end the American way of life. Billy Kirkland, closing speaker-for Emory, stressed that the union would be impractical as .well as unnecessary. Knight Will Speak At KDPi Meeting Edgar W. Knight, Kenan professor Lof education in. the Universitv. has been selected by the executive council of the organization as the 1942 lec turer of Kappa Delta Pi, national honor society in education. The lecture will be given February 24, 1942, " in the city which acts as host to the annual meeting of the American Association of School ad ministrators. The place of meeting has not yet been selected by that organization. The lecture will be published by the Macmillan company. A" i r 5J v 's v. v ' . I V i 1 j ) M AL ROSE, NOMINEE for secretary-treasurer of 'the student body from the University party was Var sity boxer, class treasurer. ENDORSED BY BOTH parties was candidate Bucky Harward. This places him uncontested into the office of junior , representative to the PU Board. ' Libby To Talk At Institute Council Executive Takes Nye's Place The hottest debate of the HRI pro gram was forecast by directors last night, when Dr. Frederick J. Libby, secretary of the National Council for Prevention of War, debates F. W. Gib son, former senator from Vermont and present chairman of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies, on Wednesday, April 10v The cjashing of two violently op posed ideologies will come as part of the Institute of Human Relations pro gram on Present Day America. Fought Lend-Lease Libby, who has bitterly and whole heartedly fought the Lease-Lend Bill will give his stand on Wednesday mornincr durine Chanel period. At 4 o'clock' in the afternoon, Gibson, who has backed the bill to the hilt will reply to Libby 's charges, after Libby has had a 15-minute chance to summarize his morning's arguments. Chapel Hill will get a chance to sit in and judge" when these two experts start the ball rolling" It was disclosed that Libby was ob tained as a last-minute speaker, when Senators Nye' and ; Wheeler j found themselves unable to make the Chapel Hill trip: The isolationist senators are at present touring the West denounc ing the new congressional enactment. Dr. Libby, a famous lecturer and writer is expected to add just enough of a touch to Wednesday's discussion to send it roaring out into the audi ence, s Clarence Streit To Gallup Poll Says Millions Back Idea The, trend of world affairs since spring 1939 has done wonders for a former newsDaoerman named : Clar ence Streit. Next Friday from ra Human Relations Institute platform in Memorial hall the 45-year-old author of "Union Now" will explain his fam ous plan for world federation which, a recent Gallup poll survey showed, has. the' backing of 8,006,000 Ameri cans thinking of a. post-war world. The former European correspond ent first came to the attention of Chapel Hillians two years ago when Dorothy Thompson, speaking for the 1939 Institute, recommended hfs new i.:::-:':-:-. .'.:.- -.v o; ' ,.Y.,.';v.,,,vA,.,.y, a,,sv,'.v.:.,...v I- - Vk 'I ? - x --- 's. -' ., $ Sss : s:W:-r " 4s s ? sk. V SS s '1 s s y 1 s s S s s . s's s"" - ? - 9 s- i 1; ? ; V s x si " v s Vl y-r s' ; ' f l & gs , --v i $' n., i ,ss', "" - Legislature Faces Amendment Docket Bill Cochrane Calls Special Session To Act On Eight Proposed Changes Eight amendments designed to smooth over rough spots and fill in gaps of the present student legislature constitution will be brought to the floor of a special session next Wednesday, night, speaker Bill Cochrane announced last night. The present document, drafted by a special legislative commit tee and approved by the student body last spring, "has been gen- ' erally excellent," Cochrane said, "but Enoch Light Glows Tonight Soph-Grail Dance Ends Weekend Set Starting last night with the typical Tar Heel rain, the sophomore-Grail dance set winds up tonight as band leader Enoch Light plays for an in formal dance open to the whole cam pus. Sponsored jointly by the Grail and the class, the dance will last from 9 until 12 o'clock on the floor of Wool len gym. Admission will be $1.00. Large Crowd Expected With political campaigns already starting under way, a large turnout is due for the first open dance on the campus this spring. Light will also furnish music this afternoon for a tea dance from 4:30 to 6:30 open only to sophomores. The New York orchestra leader was hurriedly snatched from another scheduled engagement last Wednesday night by the Grail's agent when Claude Hopkins, Harlem pianist, got in hot water with the musicians' union. A regular broadcaster over the CBS network, Light has just' finished - a two-year run at the Taft hotel in New York City: Sophomores last night attended a formal dance, the first of the set, from 9 until . 1 o'clock. Freddy Johnson j played. Class officers and dance com-1 mitteemen escorted their dates in a ! figure after intermission. Fish Worley, director of Graham Memorial, played host after the dance to all second-year, men with, dates. Another tireless fireside affair, the open nouse served vvoriey s ancient cinemas, peanuts in the shell and punch but no lights. This year's sophomore dances are the first to have a nationally-famous name-band. Last year, Dean Hudson and his orchestra played. Bert Ben nett is chairman of the sophomore dance committee and Johnny Hearn is president of the class. Comprehensive Rules Announced Regulations concerning the compre hensive examinations for the spring quarter were released yesterday by Dean Hobbs' office. ' Students who have three and one- half courses to complete this quarter for graduation in June and those who needed twelve courses last September and have four to complete this quar ter for graduation may take their comprehensives during the spring quarter : ' "r ' . ' Students who could have graduated in June of this year but who have now four courses . to take on account of failure, - either in a course or m the comprehensive taken during the fall or winter, may not take the four courses and the comprehensive exam ination in the spring quarter. Give Plan For World Union To HRI volume and predicted great things for a practical plan of world union among the democracies. . Promptly in 1939 Streit formed an organization called Federal Union, Inc. By last month it had 60 chapters in the United States, 250 chapters in Great Britain. Over 50,000 copies of "Union Now," once shunned by pub lishers, have been sold, and the vol ume has passed its sixth printing. Purpose of Streit's campaign is to show that federal union stems from an American idea invented by the con stitutional fathers 150 years ago when they sought to create a workable gov ernment without depriving states of autonomy in local affairs. Streit maintains that the still existing free has evidenced a pressing need for cer- tain changes." The amendments, which Vere drawn up by the speaker and passed yester day by the ways and means committee, must be voted on by a two-thirds quorum of the legislature and then ratified by the student body on elec tions day, April 22. The most extensive of the eight pro posals orders all legislature represent atives to be elected in the spring. The constitution, as it now stands, causes a slow start in the fall because un der it the women's dormitories, the Interdormitory council, the Woman's association, the Pan-Hellenic council and the Interfraternity council may select members at the beginning of the school year. Another significant amendment rules that dormitory representatives shall be elected directly by the resi dents instead of by the Interdormi tory council as at present. A third provides for the election of six hold-over members to be chosen by and from the outgoing legislature in the spring. This measure, suggest ed to Cochrane in the fall by the stu dent government committee, would leave the" legislature a nucleus with which to get under way the following fall. A speaker pro-tem, unmentioned in the current constitution" would be elected from the legislature along with its other minor officers at the begin ning of the year, according to another amendment. Duties would be to pre side in the absence of the speaker and whenever the speaker wishes to speak on a bill then on the floor. In case of the resignation of the speaker, an other speaker, not necessarily the speaker pro-tem, would be duly elected by the legislature. A. fifth would eliminate the two present ex-officio members, the edi tor of the Daily Tar Heel and the vice president of the Athletic associa tion. This proposal, Cochrane dis closed, already has the approval of Don Bishop, present editor of the paper. The addition of six hold-over mem bers and the loss of the two ex-offi cio representatives would set the membership of the legislature at 54, four more students than are now pro vided for. Another proposed elimination would do away with. the present office of parliamentarian. This would leave all final decisions on questions of parlia mentary "order to the speaker sub ' See AMENDMENTS, page 4. 20, On Job Today marks the twentieth year of service( to the University for L. B. Rogerson, assistant controller and business manager. April 5, 1921 law CPA Rogerson take over as the first Uni versity audi tor. Now he ' points with justifiable pride to the charts on the wall of his South building ' office showing the j growth of the school in those twenty years, reflecting the progress of his efforts. -. 'Union Now' Author Will Speak Friday democracies Australia, Canada, Ire land, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, United Kingdom, and the United States are confronted with the same problem in a shrinking world. . Advocates of federal union believe that no league of sovereign states, no system of pacts and alliances among sovereign states will function with efficiency. (Streit observed the down fall of the League of Nations first hand at Geneva from 1929 to 1939 as foreign correspondent for the New York Times.) With the peoples of See STREIT SPEAKS, page 2.